had a tourney saturday morning on the ohio river. i have been excited for this tourney more so than just about any other. we were on the small jaws and really thought we would win. the tourney took place the same time as two years ago when we had 12.9lbs and got first. the conditions were almost identical as well. my partner and i had been talking at least 3 times a day all week. we were pumped. anyway, i call my partner friday night one more time around 9pm before bed. he dont answer. well i go to bed and wake up at 4:15. he was scheduled to pick me up at 4:45. well, 4:45 comes and no partner so i call and get no answer. i call every 5 minutes, 4:50, 4:55 no answer. at this point i have decided to hook my boat up as the ramp is 30 minutes away and the tourney starts at 6:00. i call one more time at 5:00 and no answer. i get the keys to my truck and boat to get ready to hook it up and my partner finally calls. he said i will be there in 10 minutes i over slept. well that would put us there 10 minutes before tourney starts which is fine as long as we get there. he pulls up to my house and i hear a grinding noise. he had a flat tire on his trailer. i about sh*t. its 5:21 at this point. he must have been going 80 mph. and went off the road and bust his tire. he gets out to change it and smells like a brewery. i said are you drunk. he says yes i am so sorry. he apologizes over and over. i help him change his tire and we get done at 10 til 6. he asks if i want to go fish somewhere and i told him to kiss my a$$. im not mad now, but man i was ticked. it ***** when you get prepared all week and just know its gonna be your tourney to lose and bam, your drunk partner bends you over and leaves you high and dry!!! so there was my weekend in a nutshell.
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Originally Posted by 18'stratos
The other stuff is just stuff your comment is what I consider this dudes biggest mistake...man, he was lucky.